John Kreese, his life in tatters after his karate school was defeated by Daniel and Miyagi, visits Terry Silver, a Vietnam War comrade. Terry is a ruthless businessman and martial arts expert, and he vows to help Kreese ...
John Kreese, his life in tatters after his karate school was defeated by Daniel and Miyagi, visits Terry Silver, a Vietnam War comrade. Terry is a ruthless businessman and martial arts expert, and he vows to help Kreese ...
The film subtly aligns with right-leaning values by championing tradition, individual discipline, and personal responsibility as solutions to external aggression and internal doubt, rather than offering a systemic critique.
The movie features traditional casting with no intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, with no explicit critique of white or male characters, even among its antagonists, whose villainy is portrayed as individual rather than systemic.
The Karate Kid Part III does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or plotlines. The story centers on Daniel LaRusso's martial arts challenges and his relationship with Mr. Miyagi, resulting in an N/A rating for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in direct physical combat. The primary female characters, Jessica Andrews and Lucille LaRusso, are supportive roles and are not depicted participating in or winning any fights against male opponents.
The film features returning characters Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi, who maintain their established male genders. New characters introduced in this installment do not count as gender swaps per the definition.
All returning characters in The Karate Kid Part III are portrayed by the same actors or actors of the same race as in previous installments. New characters introduced in this film do not qualify as race swaps.
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